That’s so easy, you probably already have it figured out.
If we exclude the people who fall short, there is no one left. Purity = Empty.
But, you say, even if we aren’t perfect, we need to represent the holiness and purity of God to the world. We can’t have someone up front who cheats on her husband, or someone in a position of leadership whose views are “liberal” or “conservative”.
Or homosexual. Or heterosexual. (The roman catholic institution has been very effective in making asexual the preferred state for the true Christian.)
In other words,
- excluding certain people is not representing the purity of the church
- including only people like “us” does not demonstrate the purity of the church
- being uptight about sexuality does not bear witness to the purity of the church
We only delude ourselves and make a mockery of everything Jesus lived and died for.
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